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Old 08-30-2007   #1 (permalink)
Terry W. Dotson


 
 

Can't drag & drop TXT file from Explorer to Notepad ???

Struggling to use this new OS, annoying at best.

Is it just me that can't drag/drop a text file from Windows Explorer to
a new empty notepad window?

Thanks in advance,

Terry

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Old 08-30-2007   #2 (permalink)
Richard G. Harper


 
 

Re: Can't drag & drop TXT file from Explorer to Notepad ???

Looks like it's just you - works fine here. What happens if you
double-click the same text file?

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"Terry W. Dotson" <invalid@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Struggling to use this new OS, annoying at best.
>
> Is it just me that can't drag/drop a text file from Windows Explorer to
> a new empty notepad window?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Terry
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Old 08-30-2007   #3 (permalink)
Terry W. Dotson


 
 

Re: Can't drag & drop TXT file from Explorer to Notepad ???

Richard G. Harper wrote:
Quote:

> Looks like it's just you - works fine here. What happens if you
> double-click the same text file?
I just turned of UAC and rebooted. This (and other things) started
working fine. Does that make sense?

Thanks, Terry
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Old 08-31-2007   #4 (permalink)
Jume


 
 

Re: Can't drag & drop TXT file from Explorer to Notepad ???

maybe yes, maybe not, it depends a bit on what you were doing...

you CAN drag & drop between explorer and notepad, while both of those are
running as the same user

you CANNOT drag & drop between explorer and notepad, if they are running as
different user, e.g. a limited user explorer & elevated notepad

this is for me anyways

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Old 08-31-2007   #5 (permalink)
Richard G. Harper


 
 

Re: Can't drag & drop TXT file from Explorer to Notepad ???

Not really, no. I can't reproduce that kind of behaviour here, sorry. Try
turning it on and rebooting again - does the problem persist?

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"Terry W. Dotson" <invalid@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Richard G. Harper wrote:
>
Quote:

>> Looks like it's just you - works fine here. What happens if you
>> double-click the same text file?
>
> I just turned of UAC and rebooted. This (and other things) started
> working fine. Does that make sense?
>
> Thanks, Terry
My System SpecsSystem Spec
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